Jury deadlocks over activist who gave migrants food and shelter

Scott Daniel Warren faced up to 20 years in prison in a case aid groups said would have wide implications on their work A US jury could not reach a verdict Tuesday against a border activist who, defen...

Activist arrested for giving migrants food and shelter faces retrial Scott Warren, who was accused of aiding migrants, will be retried after a jury last month was unable to reach a verdict at his trialUS prosecutors announced in court that they would retry a border activist accused of aiding migrants, after a jury last month was unable to reach a verdict at his trial...13:52 2019-07-03

Jury deadlocks on charges against Arizona border activist TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal jury couldn’t reach a verdict against a border activist charged with conspiracy to transport and harbor migrants in a trial that has drawn attention to humanitarian workers who help people in the U.S. illegally.
Jurors said Tuesday that they were deadlocked in Sc...23:26 2019-06-11

Pentagon to put up shelter for at least 7,500 migrants WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it will build temporary shelter at the U.S.-Mexican border for at least 7,500 adult migrants who have been turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security made the request, and i...00:39 2019-05-23

Pentagon plans to put up shelter for at least 7.5K migrants WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says it will build temporary shelter at the U.S.-Mexican border for at least 7,500 adult migrants who have been turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security made the request,...11:39 2019-05-23

Jury deliberations to continue in trial of border activist TUCSON – After about eleven and a half hours of deliberation, a jury in federal court said they were unable to reach a verdict in the trial of border activist Scott Warren.
The jury indicated they were unable to agree on a verdict for all three charges Warren is facing, but the judge instructe...05:26 2019-06-11

The Latest: Jury gets case at trial of border activist TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on closing arguments at the trial of an Arizona border activist accused of harboring immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally (all times local):
1 p.m.
Jurors have started deliberating at the trial of a border activist in Arizona accused of harboring immigrants who c...23:01 2019-06-07

Arizona border activist trial ends in hung jury TUCSON – A final verdict could not be reached for a man accused of harboring and conspiring to transport undocumented immigrants Tuesday afternoon –resulting in a hung jury.
BREAKING: Hung jury in the trial of No More Deaths volunteer Dr. Scott Warren. Right now it’s unclear if the government inten...01:52 2019-06-12

Judge orders jury to deliberate more in border activist case TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge in Tucson has ordered a jury to continue deliberations in the trial against an Arizona border activist charged with harboring immigrants who are in the country illegally.
The jury told the court Monday afternoon that it couldn’t come to a consensus on the t...06:52 2019-06-11

Mexico buses home migrants who gave up on U.S. asylum claims Dozens of Central American migrants who were forced to wait in Mexico for their asylum claims to be processed in the United Stated opted on Tuesday to return to their home countries with the Mexican government's help, the foreign ministry said....04:00 2019-07-03

The Latest: Border activist who helped migrants now on trial TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the federal trial against a border activist charged with harboring migrants in Arizona (all times local):
6:10 p.m.
A lawyer for a border activist being tried in Tucson for helping two migrants with water, food and lodging says prosecutors must prove his client int...04:00 2019-05-30

Trial against border activist who helped migrants begins TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jury selection has begun in a federal trial against a border activist charged with harboring migrants in a case that advocates say is a politically-motivated.
Scott Daniel Warren was arrested in 2018 when Border Patrol agents found him at a property used to provide aid to immigr...21:13 2019-05-29

Junk food may be fuelling rise in food allergies, say experts Children with food allergies are found to have higher levels of substance in processed foodsA ballooning diet of junk food might be one of the factors fuelling a rise in food allergies, researchers have suggested.Experts say they have seen a rise in food allergies in western countries, including the...02:13 2019-06-08

Fallout Shelter's Sequel Looks Cool, But Is For China Only There’s a sequel to Fallout Shelter about to be released, called Fallout Shelter Online, and it features new stuff like attacks on other vaults and even player-vs-player combat. Pity, then, that at the moment it’s only coming out in China....03:52 2019-05-31

'Fallout Shelter' is coming to Tesla cars Elon Musk showed up on stage at E3 Thursday alongside Bethesda Studios executive producer Todd Howard to announce Fallout Shelter will be coming to Tesla vehicles. The wildly popular game is already available on just about every other system imaginab......00:39 2019-06-14

Appeals court OKs ‘Billionaires’ Row’ homeless shelter The city has every right to open a homeless shelter in Manhattan’s ritzy “Billionaires’ Row” neighborhood, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday. A community group, the West 58th Street Coalition, had sued to block the proposed shelter for 150 men at the former Savoy-...23:13 2019-06-11

Tucson migrant shelter set to close in July TUCSON — Blankets line the floor of Tucson City councilman Steve Kozachik’s midtown office Saturday.
On Friday night, dozens of migrant children slept here because Kozachik said Tucson’s Benedictine Monastery, the main shelter the city uses in this migrant crisis is over capacity.
...09:39 2019-06-30

Board of Supervisors approves new migrant shelter TUCSON –The Board of Supervisors approved Monday leasing a former Pima County Juvenile Center to Catholic Community Services as a temporary housing location for asylum seekers.
Since January, the Casa Alitas program through Catholic Community Services has housed thousands of asylum seekers at Tucson...22:39 2019-07-22

‘Billionaires’ Row’ residents to appeal homeless shelter decision Residents of “Billionaires’ Row” plan to appeal a court decision that greenlights a homeless shelter in the ritzy Manhattan neighborhood, they said Wednesday. The anticipated appeal is only the latest turn in a drawn-out legal battle between the residents and the city, which first ...20:39 2019-06-12

Board of Supervisors to vote on new migrant shelter location TUCSON — The Pima County Board of Supervisors will meet 9 a.m. Monday to decide whether to lease the former Pima County Juvenile Center to Catholic Community Services for $100 dollars a year.
If the board okays the lease, the former juvenile jail, which now sits empty, will become the new temp...12:01 2019-07-22

Hidden history: Fallout shelter found under school (WFIE) A piece of hidden history has been sitting beneath South Middle School in Henderson, Kentucky for decades.
School officials recently found survival supplies from the 1960′s in the old fallout shelter built under the building.
“In the mid-to late 50′s, 70 percent of Americans thought we were g...22:26 2019-07-11

‘We could not protect them’: 270 pets killed at Bahama shelter during Dorian FREEPORT, Grand Bahamas (CNN) – An animal shelter in Freeport lost over 200 dogs and 50 cats in the floodwaters from Hurricane Dorian.
The executive director for the shelter said her heart is broken for the animals they lost and for the people who trusted their animals with them.
Dorian also d...01:52 2019-09-11

US opens new mass shelter in Texas for migrant children The federal government is opening a new mass shelter for migrant children near the U.S-Mexico border and is considering housing children on three military bases to add 3,000 more beds to the overtaxed system in the coming weeks.
Migrant children will soon be sent from the border to a complex once us...00:39 2019-06-07

Animal shelter: Our pets ‘protect you from the Area 51 aliens’ These pets are looking to get beamed up. An Oklahoma animal shelter has jumped on the viral “Storm Area 51” event in an attempt to find forever homes for its rescue dogs, cats and pigs. “Come storm our shelter,” OKC Animal Shelter wrote Friday in a Facebook post that’s ...22:52 2019-07-22

Teen mom, newborn eye new life from Tijuana migrant shelter TIJUANA, Mexico — The tiny, month-old boy slept soundly on the bottom bunk, seemingly undisturbed by the squealing Central American toddlers running by and a kitten leaping from the neighboring bed. About 25 people sleep in the cinderblock room crammed with seven bunkbeds at a Tijuana shelter overfl...17:13 2019-07-22

Glendale pup finds new home after spending 276 days in shelter PHOENIX (KPNX) — Gus arrived at the Arizona Humane Society on July 31, 2018. He had been found in Glendale.
He was placed on stray hold but no one ever came to claim the 12-year-old Australian shepherd mix, according to the Arizona Humane Society.
Gus
Gus is a 102 lb lap dog who is looking for th...03:52 2019-06-07

County transforming detention facility into migrant shelter TUCSON – Construction workers have already started working to transform part of the Juvenile Justice Complex into a temporary migrant shelter.
Catholic Community Services along with the county, hope to get the facility up and running as a temporary migrant shelter in just a few weeks.
Even th...06:00 2019-07-18

Family dog mistakenly euthanized by local animal shelter Someone ought to be sent to the dog house for this horrific mistake. A family’s beloved Australian cattle dog was mistakenly euthanized at a North Carolina animal shelter after a devastating mix-up. The Varker family, from Lexington, N.C., discovered their 16-month-old pup Blaze was put down o...07:26 2019-06-15

“Clear the Shelter” event helps adopt dozens of animals TUCSON — Over a hundred animals have a new home thanks in part to the “Clear the Shelter” event held at Pima Animal Care Center on Saturday. The shelter waived adopted fees for pets four months and older.
August is typically the busiest time for workers at PACC. They take in typica...14:52 2019-08-18

Asylum-seekers could find shelter in county juvenile center PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. – Asylum-seeking migrants could soon be sheltered at the Pima County Juvenile Justice Complex, as the Benedictine Monastery prepares to shut its doors for upcoming construction.
Earlier this month, the county received a letter from the Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger, requ...04:00 2019-07-09

PACC packs shelter with watermelons to help dogs beat the heat TUCSON – Ice cream can make them feel gassy, popsicles could be harmful in the long term and margaritas, no explanation needed there — a dog’s life can really be ROOF during the summer months.
With not that many cool treats at their disposal, it can be tough for canines to get some sweet...06:52 2019-08-21

Read to anxious shelter pets during the Fourth of July fireworks TUCSON – The Humane Society of Southern Arizona is hosting their first ever Patriots, Paws and Pages event, where volunteers are able to read to shelter pets at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona on the Fourth of July.
HSSA says that the Fourth of July can be a stressful time for pets and ...02:26 2019-07-02

45-year-old woman found dead in Bronx homeless shelter A woman was found dead in a homeless shelter in the Bronx, cops said. The 45-year-old woman was discovered naked on the floor of the first-floor room of Bronx Works, on E. 138 St. near Cypress Avenue in Mott Haven just before 8 a.m. Thursday, cops said. A man was seen fleeing the room, cops......17:13 2019-07-19

June is ‘Adopt a Shelter Cat Month’ at PACC, adoption fees waived TUCSON – Are you thinking about adopting a cat?
Courtesy: Pima Animal Care Center
If so, you might want to stop by Pima Animal Care Center this June. The shelter says cats are free to adopt as part of their “Adopt a Shelter Cat Month” event.
On Tuesday, PACC reported they took in 124 pets –they say ...18:52 2019-05-31

Elizabeth Warren ‘outraged’ by John Kelly’s job with migrant children’s shelter Sen. Elizabeth Warren is taking to task a company that runs centers for unaccompanied migrant children over its hiring of ex-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate from Massachusetts and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), in a letter dated Thursday to the CEO ...21:39 2019-06-06

Plans resume to transform Pima County facility into new migrant shelter TUCSON — The plan to renovate parts of the former Pima County Juvenile Detention Center into a migrant shelter will move forward Saturday night.
This comes after some local leaders questioned the optics of using what was once a detention center as temporary housing for migrants and asylum seek...17:26 2019-07-14

Hulu series cast, crew take shelter amid Hurricane Dorian Hulu has delayed production on an upcoming series after cast and crew were forced to take shelter from Hurricane Dorian this week. The show, “Reprisal” is currently filming in North Carolina, and while the set is built to withstand just about anything, people were ordered to take shelter...18:39 2019-09-07

Russian fire teams save 300 cats from burning animal shelter ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian emergency workers have rescued hundreds of cats and several dogs from a fire that engulfed an animal shelter.
The Emergencies Ministry said its team quickly responded to Friday’s fire on St. Petersburg’s Vasilyevsky Island, evacuating 300 cats and se...20:39 2019-06-14

Immigration chief blames Congress for horrific migrant shelter conditions WASHINGTON – Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, placed the blame squarely on Congress for the deplorable conditions described at a border station by reporters traveling Friday with Vice President Mike Pence. “First of all it’s shameful for Congres...20:26 2019-07-14

PACC will waive adoption fees Saturday for ‘Clear The Shelter’ campaign TUCSON – Looking to add a four-legged baby to your family? You may want to mark Saturday on your calendar.
With the summer months typically the busiest time for shelters across the United States, Pima Animal Care Center hopes to “Clear The Shelter” this Saturday with a free adoptio...17:52 2019-08-16

Cops lift shelter-in-place order after NJ chemical plant fire New Jersey cops ordered East Rutherford residents to shut down their air conditioners and shelter-in-place Thursday amid air contamination fears sparked by a fire at a nearby chemical plant. The blaze broke out at the Diamond Chemical Co. off of Route 17, according to the East Rutherford Fire Depart...00:39 2019-07-19

The Scene of the Crime: A Jury Box? Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column features a serial killer who murders his way onto a jury, a wife creeped out by a robotic double and a nasty mental asylum....13:52 2019-08-16

The Jury's Still Out on How Bad Sunscreens Are for Corals Mikhail Matz loves corals. As a biology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, Matz is well aware of the many threats corals face: global warming, pollution, ocean acidification, you name it. But when it comes to the danger posed by sunscreen chemicals—some of which are now banned in certai...11:00 2019-09-01

The man who gave birth Freddy McConnell is a Guardian journalist and trans man who in 2016 decided to begin the process of conceiving and delivering his own child. The film he made about the experience is in cinemas now. And: Andrew Rawnsley on the anniversary of the second world warGuardian journalist Freddy McConnell, 3...06:26 2019-09-02

Jury to decide if dad should die after he killed his 5 kids COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors are trying to convince jurors that a South Carolina father who killed his five children should be executed.
Jurors will begin hearing testimony Thursday as they decide whether Timothy Jones Jr. is sentenced to death for the August 2014 killings.
Prosecutors are expe...09:39 2019-06-06

Bo Nix, Auburn Just Took Whatever Oregon Gave Them With just over two minutes left in the game, Oregon was tasked with stopping an Auburn offense that had slowly but surely built momentum for itself throughout the second half from getting into field goal range. It wasn’t the easiest of challenges, as the Tigers returned a punt to their 40-yard line,...01:00 2019-09-02

The NFL Holdout That Caused A Homicide (Justifiable, The Jury Said) In the 1981 offseason, feeling underpaid and unhappy about Oilers owner Bud Adams’s treatment of former coach Bum Phillips, Earl Campbell asked for a raise. Only a year earlier, at the close of Campbell’s second season, the normally tightfisted Oilers had agreed to restructure Campbell’s rookie cont...18:26 2019-08-01

Jury deliberating again in trial of dad in deaths of 5 kids COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jurors are again deliberating whether a South Carolina father is guilty of murder in the deaths of his five children.
After 90 minutes of discussions Monday, the Lexington County jury resumed its deliberations in the Timothy Jones Jr. case around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Jurors can find...16:13 2019-06-04

The Most Common Jury Duty Myths, Debunked People typically fall into two categories when it comes to jury duty: those who want to avoid it at all costs, and those who can’t wait for the day they receive their summons in the mail. Either way, some of what you know about jury duty is probably wrong. Whether you’re trying to get out of your ci...00:52 2019-08-01

U.S. judge slashes $80 mln Roundup jury verdict to $25.3 mln A federal judge on Monday reduced a
damages award that Bayer AG owed a man who blamed his
cancer on the glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup to $25.27
million from $80 million, saying the punitive damages component
was too high....01:00 2019-07-16

Jury deliberates in murder trial of toddler TUCSON- Closing arguments wrapped up Tuesday in the trial of a man charged in the death of his son.
The jury is deliberating three separate counts including first-degree murder.
Martin Barreras is facing child abuse and first-degree murder charges in the death of his son Roman.
Last month, his wife ...06:52 2019-08-21

The gifts our dying dog gave to my sons He did his greatest educating in old age, showing our family how to live with infirmities and without self-pity, and in the end, how dying and dead are different things....20:39 2019-05-31

Everyone Gave Up on the Citizenship Question Except Trump On Wednesday, President Donald Trump contradicted pretty much everyone else in his administration by tweeting that the “news reports” about the 2020 Census being printed without a citizenship question are “incorrect or, to state it differently, FAKE!”...19:26 2019-07-03

Fox’s US Open coverage gave us everything but golf So which came first, the chicken or the egg salad? Are we treated like morons because there’s a pre-production presumption that we’re morons? Or because so many TV professionals don’t know any better? Fox’s U.S. Open coverage demanded patience or sedation. My favorite may be construed as a nitpick, ...08:13 2019-06-21

Jury convicts ex-NFL player of rape, mulls 8 other charges A California jury that convicted former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman has been ordered to keep deliberating after jurors told a judge they were deadlocked over eight other charges, including the rapes of two more women....09:39 2019-06-11

Grand jury records on mass lynching once again before court ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court plans to rehear arguments on unsealing the transcripts from grand jury proceedings in the unsolved lynching of two black couples in rural Georgia more than 70 years ago.
A white mob killed the four sharecroppers at Moore’s Ford Bridge in July 1946.
FBI ag...20:13 2019-06-04

Jury deciding sentence of Tennessee church shooter NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man convicted of murder in a 2017 Nashville church shooting will spend at least 51 years in prison, but a jury is deciding whether he should have the possibility of parole.
During the Tuesday sentencing phase of Emanuel Kidega Samson’s trial, his attorney pr...22:52 2019-05-28

Breastfeeding moms may soon be able to delay jury duty in New York New York moms who are breastfeeding may soon be exempt from jury duty, thanks to a new bill passed by the state legislature. The proposal would allow nursing women to provide a doctor’s note to delay jury duty up to two years. The measure, which passed in the Senate and Assembly this week, is ...19:52 2019-06-07

Jury acquits Mateen Cleaves of sexual assault Former Michigan State basketball player Mateen Cleaves has been acquitted by a jury of sexually assaulting a woman in a motel room four years ago. He had faced up to 15 years in prison....00:39 2019-08-21

Jury deliberations to begin in NXIVM sex-trafficking case NEW YORK (AP) — A jury is about to begin deliberating at the trial of the former leader of an upstate New York self-help group that prosecutors say branded women.
The deliberations in the case against Keith Raniere are set for Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn.
Prosecutors have told jurors that...08:26 2019-06-19

Jury acquits ex-DHS cop accused of head-stomping mentally ill man It took a Manhattan jury just three hours to acquit a former Department of Homeless Services police sergeant accused of stomping on the head of a mentally ill man during an arrest. Prosecutors claimed Cordell Fitts used excessive force and falsified records following the March 2017 incident, in whic...04:13 2019-08-30

Jury to soon decide if father gets death for killing 5 kids COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A jury is expected to begin deliberating whether a South Carolina father is sentenced to death or life in prison for killing his five children.
Prosecutors and lawyers for Timothy Jones Jr. are scheduled to give closing arguments Thursday morning in the sentencing phase of his ...08:26 2019-06-13

Case of Tennessee man accused of killing 8 with grand jury GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old girl who is one of the victims of a Tennessee man accused of killing eight people was found partially undressed and lying on top of a serrated knife, baseball bat and part of a broken rifle.
District Attorney General Ray Whitley and law enforcemen...21:13 2019-05-29

Judge: Jury can hear about congressman's affairs The judge in Rep. Duncan Hunter's corruption trial says the jury can hear about the Republican's affairs in court. Outside of the courtroom, Hunter's father alleged that the charges against his son are politically motivated. (July 1)
...00:52 2019-07-02

Jury for gruesome slaying case to come from central Indiana JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The jury for a southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body will come from suburban Indianapolis.
Clark County prosecutors and attorneys for 38-year-old Joseph Oberhansley have agreed they’ll pick jury members from among Ham...19:26 2019-05-24

Jury begins deliberations in wrong-way crash that killed 5 BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A jury has begun deliberations in the trial of a Vermont man facing murder charges in the deaths of five teenagers after he caused a head-on crash by driving the wrong way on an interstate.
The jury hearing the case of Steven Bourgoin began deliberations late Tuesday morning a...17:52 2019-05-21

Jury finds former Somali colonel responsible for torture ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury has found a northern Virginia man who once served as a colonel in the Somali Army responsible for torturing a man more than 30 years ago as part of a government campaign to repress its perceived enemies.
After three days of deliberations, the civil jury on Tuesday award...21:01 2019-05-21

We gave US police, ICE, and CBP AI without regulations in 2016: Now it’s 1984 This weekend’s ICE raids are essentially a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the government‘s surveillance state. The same AI-powered tools empowering those agents to identify, target, track, and spy on immigrants without a warrant are already in the hands of police officers, sherriff’s deputies, and bord...04:13 2019-07-13

Noel Gallagher: ‘I liked my mum until she gave birth to Liam’ Jeremy Corbyn, the climate crisis, nuclear war and feminism: the former Oasis songwriter has opinions to burn. But it’s all a bit of a laugh until it gets to his younger brother‘This,” says Noel Gallagher, nodding towards my dictaphone, “is going to end in trouble. It always does.” Well, let’s hope ...00:13 2019-08-06

James Paxton gave the Yankees what matters most In his past three starts, James Paxton has pitched 18 innings. He has struck out 21, walked four, given up just five runs. And, somehow, on Monday night, the Yankees lost their third of those three games. “It’s — ” Yankees manager Aaron Boone started in explaining the loss, then paused, cleared his ...09:52 2019-07-16

Google just gave Huawei a wakeup call It's been a tumultuous week for Huawei. Five days ago, President Trump declared a national emergency to ban the sales and use of telecom equipment that pose "unacceptable" risks to national security. While the executive order didn't explicitly name c......15:13 2019-05-21

Experience: I gave birth at Glastonbury festival My friend Tracy was crying her eyes out, covered in blood, dressed as a pandaIn June 2013, I was nearly nine months pregnant, and I took my hospital bag with me to the festival – but only because everybody told me I should. The baby was due in July, and my other children had all been two weeks late,...11:13 2019-06-21

Noah Syndergaard gave Mets and scouts what they want to see MIAMI — This was the kind of start Noah Syndergaard needed. So did the Mets. It didn’t hurt that a good number of scouts were in the stands Saturday night at Marlins Park to see the big right-hander, including Yankees scout Cory Melvin, The Post has learned. The Mets are not likely to trade Synderga...05:39 2019-07-14

NJ couple buys out shoes at Payless Store, donated shoes to shelter MERCER COUNTY, NJ (WCAU) – A New Jersey couple had a humble idea when they stumbled across a Payless store last month: buy all 247 pairs of shoes and donate them to women and children in need.
The shoe retailer filed for bankruptcy in February this year and most stores were expected to close b...19:52 2019-07-31

Chemistry lab fire left teen unrecognizable, dad tells jury A massive fireball from a botched high school chemistry lab experiment left his son, Alonzo, in excruciating pain — and burned beyond recognition, a dad testified in Manhattan on Thursday. “I didn’t recognize his face,” dad Claudio Yanes sobbed on the witness stand, describing having rushed to the e...03:13 2019-06-14

Jury returns to deliberate in Tennessee church shooting case NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors in Tennessee are deliberating the fate of a black man who killed a woman and wounded seven people at a Nashville church in apparent revenge for the racist massacre of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina.
Twenty-seven-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson is c...14:39 2019-05-24

Martin Shkreli’s lawyers want conviction tossed because jury was ‘confused’ “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli remains in a Pennsylvania prison, but his prosecutor and his lawyer were in a Manhattan appellate courtroom Friday clashing over his claim that his securities-fraud conviction should be voided because his jury was “confused.” During contentious arguments before a three-ju...05:00 2019-06-29

The Latest: Jury finds man guilty in deadly church shooting NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on jury deliberations in the 2017 Tennessee church shooting (all times local):
1:30 p.m.
A jury has found a man guilty of murder in a shooting at a Nashville church two years ago that left a woman dead and seven people wounded.
The jury deliberated less than five h...21:00 2019-05-24

Jury selection underway for Tucson man accused of killing girlfriend Mario Jesus Dorame/ Pima County Jail
TUCSON – Prosecutors and defense attorneys have begun jury selection for the trial of Tucson man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2017.
Back in 2017, Mario Jesus Dorame was taken into custody by Tucson Police Department one month after his girlfriend, M...06:52 2019-05-30

Jury awards whistleblower fired by Planned Parenthood $3 million PHOENIX (KPNX) — A Maricopa County jury has awarded $3 million to a former Planned Parenthood employee who claimed she was wrongfully fired because she alerted supervisors that patients were suffering a high rate of medical complications after abortions performed by a specific doctor.
The employee, ...04:00 2019-08-20

Georgia sheriff steps in after 140 people skipped jury duty DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff says he had to get involved when nearly three-fourths of people summoned for jury duty in his county failed to show up for court.
WMAZ-TV reports courts in Laurens County faced a small crisis last week when only 60 people showed up for jury duty out of 200 who we...20:39 2019-06-23

Jury expected next week in Chinese scholar’s slaying trial CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge overseeing the death-penalty trial of an ex-University of Illinois student charged with kidnapping and killing a visiting Chinese scholar says a jury should be in place by early next week.
Tuesday is the second day of jury selection at 29-year-old Brendt Christensen...20:13 2019-06-04

Ex-Roger Stone aide testifies before federal grand jury WASHINGTON (AP) — A former aide to Trump confidant Roger Stone testified before a grand jury after a months-long legal battle with special counsel Robert Mueller.
Andrew Miller answered questions for about two hours Friday in Washington.
Prosecutors sought Miller’s testimony as they built a cr...21:00 2019-05-31

Jury to be seated in Navy SEAL’s California murder trial SAN DIEGO (AP) — Combat veterans who said they lost friends and comrades in battle have been questioned as possible jurors in the California war crimes trial of a decorated Navy SEAL.
A jury is likely to be seated Tuesday in the court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher at San Diego...10:13 2019-06-18

New York jury convicts man who starved, branded women in sex cult Keith Raniere, a New York man accused of running a cult-like group in which women were kept on starvation diets, branded with his initials and ordered to have sex with him, was found guilty of all charges against him by a New York jury on Wednesday....23:26 2019-06-19

Federal grand jury probes GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy NEW YORK — A federal grand jury in New York is investigating top Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, examining whether he used his position as vice chair of President Donald Trump's inaugural committee to drum up business deals with foreign leaders, according to documents obtained by The Associate...17:52 2019-07-08

Jury awards $11 million in lawsuit over Ohio college dispute ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — A jury has awarded $11 million to a father and son who claimed Ohio’s Oberlin College and an administrator hurt their business and libeled them during a dispute that triggered protests and allegations of racism following a shoplifting incident.
The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram...21:39 2019-06-08

Jury to begin deliberating in trial of accused sex cult founder Jurors on Wednesday are expected to begin deliberating the fate of Keith Raniere, the New York man accused of running a cult-like group in which women were kept on starvation diets, branded with his initials and ordered to have sex with him....14:13 2019-06-19

DA shows jury gruesome photos of brutally beaten dad at son’s trial Manhattan jurors were shown gruesome photos Wednesday of a man bludgeoned within an inch of his life at the attempted-murder trial of his Columbia-grad son, who prosecutors say beat and tortured his father with a wrench in a dispute over his late mother’s $2 million fortune. Jason Heyworth, 37, an a...03:39 2019-07-25

Jury awards $6M in Drew Brees diamond-fraud lawsuit SAN DIEGO (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $6 million to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweler sold him over-priced diamonds.
The San Diego Union-Tribune says a Superior Court jury made the award Friday in a fraud suit Brees and his wife fi...08:26 2019-06-22

Jury begins deliberations in U.S. Navy SEAL's war crimes trial A military jury began deliberations on Monday in the war crimes trial of a U.S. Navy SEAL after closing arguments in which prosecutors said the defendant's own words proved his guilt and the defense cited a lack of physical evidence to support the charges....06:52 2019-07-02

Ex-Roger Stone aide agrees to testify before grand jury WASHINGTON (AP) — A former aide to Trump confidant Roger Stone has agreed to testify before a grand jury initially used in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Andrew Miller, who has fought the subpoena for nearly a year, is scheduled to appear Friday. That’s according ...19:52 2019-05-29

The Latest: Jury selected in Navy SEAL’s murder trial SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in his care (all times local):
10:05 a.m.
A jury has been selected to decide the fate of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with killing a teenage Islamic State prisoner in Iraq.
Five Marines ...21:00 2019-06-18

Dallas police: Fatal shooting by officer goes to grand jury DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police are referring a shooting in which a suburban officer killed a vehicle theft suspect to a grand jury after reviewing evidence and interviewing witnesses.
A statement from Dallas police on Wednesday said the special investigations unit concluded its investigation of the sho...03:26 2019-06-20

Jury reaches verdict in case of vanished California family SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The disappearance of a couple and their two children puzzled California investigators for years. The McStay family vanished suddenly in 2010, with bowls of popcorn left uneaten in their house and no sign that an attacker forced their way inside. Three years later, their bodi...00:39 2019-06-11

Federal grand jury probing GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy NEW YORK — A federal grand jury in New York is investigating top Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, examining whether he used his position as vice chair of President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee to drum up business deals with foreign leaders, according to documents obtained by the Associate...18:39 2019-07-08

Judge reduces jury awards in dispute with Oberlin College ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge has drastically reduced multimillion-dollar jury awards for business owners who accused Oberlin College officials of ruining their livelihoods by encouraging protests against them and branding them as racists.
A Lorain County judge ruled Thursday that David Gibson s...20:52 2019-06-28

Grand jury finds ex-police officer choked man during arrest MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia grand jury has indicted a former police officer on multiple charges after it found he had choked a former college football player during an arrest.
The Henry County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday said former county officer David Rose Jr. was charged with...22:39 2019-06-27

The Moon Missions Gave Us Way More Awesome Technology Than You Realize Fifty years ago, American astronauts walked the moon, completing an incredible mission that, if we’re honest, was extremely unlikely to happen as soon as it did. And it was all possible because of incredible innovations, some of which paved the way for new tech in transportation. Here are a few of t...23:52 2019-07-18

Former child refugee reunited with aid worker who gave her a bike Mevan Babakar uses Twitter to find man whose gift brought her joy more than 20 years agoA former child refugee who posted an online callout to track down a camp worker who gave her a bike has found and met the man whose generosity brought her joy.Mevan Babakar, 29, lived in a refugee camp in the Net...14:13 2019-08-14

Former child refugee tracks down aid worker who gave her a bike Mevan Babakar uses Twitter to find man whose gift brought her joy more than 20 years agoA former child refugee is to meet the camp worker who gave her a bike, after her online callout to find the man who brought her joy went viral.Mevan Babakar, 29, lived in a refugee camp in the Netherlands after s...23:26 2019-08-13

Gunman's resignation email gave no hint of bloodshed to come A city official in Virginia Beach says the resignation email the gunman sent hours before the shooting at a municipal building was brief, unremarkable and didn't contain anything that foreshadowed the upcoming violence that would kill 12 people....01:39 2019-06-04

Juul gave presentations in schools to kids—and the FDA is fuming Enlarge / WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: A young man wears a shirt that reads DITCHJUUL while James Monsees, co-founder and chief product officer at JUUL Labs Inc., testifies before the House Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee, which is examining JUUL's role in the youth nicotine epidemic, on July...22:13 2019-09-10

Chris Paddack Gave The Marlins A Taste Of What They're Missing Back in June 2016, a much different Miami Marlins team beefed up their bullpen with a trade for 39-year-old journeyman reliever Fernando Rodney. Rodney would play out the rest of the season with the Fish, posting a 5.89 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP over 36.2 innings as Miami finished 15.5 games out of first ...06:13 2019-07-19

Trump administration gave OK to import lion trophy A lion trophy from Tanzania has been approved for import to the US, the first such case since lions began receiving protections in January 2016 as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, a conservation group says....22:26 2019-09-12

Ben Stokes says ‘he never gave up’ in batting heroics to keep Ashes alive • All-rounder held his nerve with an unbeaten 135 to seal win• Joe Root: ‘At the minute he seems to be able to do anything’There are jaw-dropping performances in sport and then there is the one that Ben Stokes served up at Headingley on Sunday.When all hope seemed lost, and with it the Ashes, Englan...21:26 2019-08-25

Mitchell Robinson happily gave Zion Williamson his NBA welcome LAS VEGAS — Knicks center Mitchell Robinson only blocked two of Zion Williamson’s shots in the Earthquake Game on Friday at Thomas & Mack Center. But that’s probably because Williamson only got through nine minutes before he was shut down for the summer league with knee and back pain. Robinson didn’...11:39 2019-07-08

Oleg Smolenkov: alleged US spy who gave Russia the slip A Montenegro holiday reportedly provided cover for a defection that until this week had left little traceIn June 2017, the Kremlin aide Oleg Smolenkov and his family flew from Moscow to Tivat, a coastal resort in Montenegro favoured by Russian tourists. He never came back, and his colleagues never h...20:39 2019-09-14

How Jarrett Culver’s family gave him an advantage on court Jarrett Culver is just hours away from completing his journey to the NBA, but his development started with a familial rivalry. Fresh from leading Texas Tech to the national championship game, Culver is one of the best two-way players in the draft, and could be a top-5 pick. The 20-year-old credits m...10:13 2019-06-20

FBI searches home of Metro chair amid grand jury probe WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents have searched the home of the chair of the Washington, D.C., transit authority, days after he announced his resignation over an ethics violation.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Chair Jack Evans acknowledged this week that he failed to disclose a confl...23:13 2019-06-21

Jury Says Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Copied a Christian Rap Song (LOS ANGELES) — A jury on Monday found that Katy Perry’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” improperly copied a 2009 Christian rap song in a unanimous decision that represented a rare takedown of a pop superstar and her elite producer by a relatively unknown artist.
The verdict by a nine-...18:39 2019-07-31

Family and nun fight for retrial as man convicted by all-white jury faces death Supporters of Rodney Reed, scheduled for execution in November, point to racial bias and questionable evidence“He never had a chance.” That’s what Sandra Reed said at the start of a rally in front of the Texas governor’s mansion calling for a retrial for her son, Rodney Reed.Reed, 51, has been on de...20:26 2019-09-12

Amber Kyzer asks jury for mercy for ex-husband who killed their 5 kids COLUMBIA, S.C. — The mother of five children who were killed by their father stunned a South Carolina courtroom Tuesday by asking the jury to spare her ex-husband’s life. “He did not show my children any mercy by any means. But my kids loved him and if I’m speaking on behalf of my ...07:52 2019-06-12

Grand jury to hear case in Mississippi police officer death GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A grand jury will hear the case against the suspect in the slaying of a Mississippi officer who was shot outside a police station last month.
Mississippi Gulf Coast news outlets report that Judge Gaston Hewes Jr. said Tuesday there is probable cause to send 19-year-old Darian ...22:13 2019-06-18

Jury to decide fate of Chinese national accused of trespassing at Mar-a-Lago The trial of the Chinese woman accused of trespassing at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort is expected to wrap up Wednesday after two days filled with bizarre interruptions and even weirder testimony. Jurors in a Fort Lauderdale federal court on Wednesday will begin mulling the fate of Yujing Zhan...09:13 2019-09-11

Nipsey Hussle: grand jury indicts man in fatal shooting of rapper Eric Ronald Holder Jr pleaded not guilty to multiple charges related to the killing of Hussle, a grammy-nominated musicianA grand jury has indicted a 29-year-old man in the fatal shooting of the rapper Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles.Eric Ronald Holder Jr was indicted on one count of murder, two counts...02:13 2019-05-22

The Latest: Newton tells jury he fired shot as burglars fled LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a 22-year-old Nevada prison inmate accused of burglarizing the home of Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton and his family in June 2018 (all times local):
5:15 p.m.
Longtime Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton told a jury he fired a gunshot to scare away two ...04:26 2019-06-19

Bronx jury awards $25 million to teen struck by school safety van A Bronx jury has awarded $25 million to a boy who was just 13 when he was struck by an NYPD school safety van in Brooklyn and suffered burns to his private parts. On Nov. 12, 2014, Manuel Lassalle, now 17, was in the crosswalk on Coney Island Avenue near Ditmas Avenue in Midwood minutes......10:26 2019-07-02

Jury acquits Rhode Island woman in 1990 Harlem murder A Rhode Island school bus driver was cleared by a Manhattan jury Thursday in the 1990 Harlem cold case murder of her ex-boyfriend — sparing the suburban mom from potentially spending the rest of her life in prison. Zunilda Rosario, of Providence, had been plucked from her comfortable New England lif...07:39 2019-06-14

Jury finds Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher not guilty of war crimes The jury assigned to the case of accused Special Warfare Chief Edward Gallagher has found the decorated Navy SEAL not guilty of murder and attempted murder after a whirlwind trial that included bombshell revelations and twists....00:52 2019-07-03

Jury selection starts Monday in missing Chinese scholar case PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Trial is set to begin for a former University of Illinois graduate student accused of kidnapping and killing a visiting scholar from China.
The death penalty is possible in the federal case that starts Monday against 29-year-old Brendt Christensen. Authorities say he tricked or f...16:52 2019-06-03

Trump Just Gave William Barr an Insane Amount of Power On Thursday night, President Trump gave orders for the intelligence community to submit to a Justice Department investigation into “surveillance activities” during the 2016 presidential election. The order also gives Attorney General William Barr extraordinarily broad latitude over the investigation...16:01 2019-05-24

The best advice celebrity graduation speakers gave the class of 2019 Leon Bennett/Getty Images
Every year, colleges invite celebrities to deliver commencement speeches at their graduations.
Oprah Winfrey told graduates that life isn't about a "big break," but about "taking one big life transforming step at a time."
Viola Davis said that "You can either leave somethi...21:13 2019-05-28

Trump says Kim wants to meet again and gave 'small apology' for missile tests President tweeted details of latest letter and said North Korean leader wanted to ‘start negotiations’ after military exercises endDonald Trump said Saturday that North Korea’s Kim Jong-un wants to meet once again to “start negotiations” after joint US-South Korea military exercises end.The presiden...21:52 2019-08-10

Trump now says he never gave final approval on nixed Iran strike President Trump said Friday that he never gave final approval to a military strike against Iran — apparently softening his earlier statement that the US was “cocked and loaded” and ready to retaliate until he called it off with minutes to spare. The president told NBC News “Meet the Press” that ther...20:52 2019-06-21

Disabled woman who gave birth after alleged rape may have been pregnant before A severely disabled woman who gave birth at an Arizona health care facility — weeks before a former nurse was charged with raping her — had likely been pregnant before, according to a report citing new documents. The 29-year-old woman, who had lived at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix since 1992, deli...21:13 2019-05-23

Epstein’s gal pal gave $1K to hospital that treated alleged sex slave: report Jeffrey Epstein’s gal pal Ghislaine Maxwell donated $1,000 to New York-Presbyterian Hospital after the two of them allegedly brought one of his accusers there for treatment following a sexual assault, according to a British news report. Maxwell also gave $350 to a New York City charity that ai...00:26 2019-08-19

The tree Macron gave to Trump to symbolize friendship has died The ​friendship tree has died. ​The oak sapling French President Emmanuel Macron presented to President Trump last year to symbolize 100 years of friendship between the two nations died while in quarantine, the French newspaper Le Monde reported. “100 years ago, American soldiers fought in Fra...16:39 2019-06-10

Woman thought she had kidney stones, gave birth to triplets STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota woman who recently gave birth to triplets says she didn’t find out about her pregnancy until she went to the hospital with what she thought were kidney stones.
KOTA-TV reports Dannette Giltz, of Sturgis, gave birth to the healthy triplets on Aug. 10.
Giltz says th...04:39 2019-08-18

Philips Gave Into the Hipsters and Made Hue Filament Smart Lights Philips Hue has one of the widest and most popular ranges of smart lights on the market, but its portfolio does have a few holes. Or at least it did, because this fall, Hue is releasing a new lineup of connected LED bulbs including new candle bulbs, refreshed spotlights, an updated portable smart li...14:26 2019-09-05

I started mentoring young people – and gave my own life a purpose I quit a job in marketing to edit a youth magazine. I loved helping to launch careers (and to send a lamb chop into space)Every morning, I would walk past my boss’s desk and see a mouse mat saying: “Keep calm, I’m in marketing.” For almost eight months, I’d stare at it, not really understanding what...14:52 2019-06-10

Matt Prior: Jaguar's country roads gave its XJ the edge Jaguar XJ’s driver engagement isn’t enough to save it
Porsche's engineers spend a lot of time on the autobahn, Jaguar's on the A444 to Nuneaton. Guess whose sports saloons are more usable?
It was interesting to drive the new Porsche Panamera GTS in the same week that Jaguar confirmed XJ productio...04:52 2019-06-14

'I gave a blueberry facial to a vegan dog': inside the pet pampering boom From cat spas to dogs Fitbits, pets are more fussed over than ever. What’s behind the mini-me phenomenon?Jane Lawlor is giving me a tour of her Essex hotel. ‘Most of our suites come with views of the pool or the rolling fields of the Brentwood countryside, and our evening turn-down service includes ...16:39 2019-09-14

How to Raise an Activist Over the past few years, I admit to having moments in which I’ve thrown my hands up and said, “It’s going to be up to our kids to fix the mess we’ve made for them. They already seem more capable than we’ve ever been.” Of course, I’d much prefer that we get a better handle on things like gun control,...22:39 2019-08-02

Activist Wants AT&T to Be More Like Verizon An activist investor’s attempt to force a strategy revamp at AT&T spotlights the diverging paths the two largest U.S. wireless carriers have taken in search of growth....14:39 2019-09-10

Jury reaches verdict in ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz bodega slay trial A Bronx jury has convicted a Trinitarios gang member of murder in last summer’s mistaken-identity killing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz in a Bronx bodega last year. The jury found Jonaiki Martinez Estrella guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy and gang assault, WPIX-11 reported. ...21:52 2019-06-14

McCabe team pressures DOJ to show cards amid grand jury speculation A lawyer for Andrew McCabe, the former FBI official facing the possibility of federal charges, is making a fresh attempt to pressure prosecutors to drop the case against him – citing supposed "rumors" that a grand jury has already declined to indict him. ...22:52 2019-09-13

Attorney seeks jury to look past murder suspect’s wild face tattoos The defense attorney for a heavily inked Louisiana double-murder suspect is seeking jurors who are able to look past his client’s myriad face tattoos as they consider the case, according to a new report. William Bottoms, 29, of Greenwell Springs, is charged with second-degree murder in connection to...18:39 2019-08-08

Jury Convicts Business Partner of Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn of Illegal Lobbying (ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — A jury on Tuesday convicted a one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn on charges he illegally acted as a Turkish agent when he and Flynn undertook a project to discredit an exiled cleric wanted by Turkey’s government.
Bijan Kian, 67...10:13 2019-07-24

Jury members clash over Roman Polanski as Venice film festival opens The controversial film-maker’s inclusion and the event’s poor record on female representation dominated the opening press conferenceThe controversial inclusion of Roman Polanski in the 76th Venice film festival and the event’s poor record on female representation dominated the event’s first day as j...18:26 2019-08-28

US attorney tells jury crips member who shot FBI agent ‘intended to kill’ U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue himself urged a jury Monday to convict a man accused of shooting an on-duty FBI agent in the back. “If I were to walk up behind Mr. Navarro right now and shoot him in the back, you’d think ‘he just tried to kill that guy,'” Donoghue said of his ...01:26 2019-07-16

Cardi B indicted by a grand jury for alleged role in strip club brawl Just a day after being crowned Songwriter Of The Year at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards, CNN and Vulture are reporting that Cardi B has been indicted by a grand jury for her alleged involvement in a brawl at a Queens, New York strip club last summer. She’s scheduled to be arraigned on June 25, w...21:39 2019-06-21

Wayne Newton tells Las Vegas jury he fired shot as burglars fled Longtime Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton told a Nevada jury on Tuesday that he fired a gunshot to scare away two burglars that he and his wife and their teenage daughter encountered during a second burglary in 10 days at their home a year ago....14:26 2019-06-19

Grindr's owner gave staff access to sensitive user data When the US pushed Grindr's owner to sell the app over national security concerns, it made only vague allusions to what might have prompted the decision. Now, however, the situation is clearer. Reuters sources have claimed that Beijing Kunlun trigg......22:13 2019-05-26

True Grit at 50: the throwback western that gave John Wayne his only Oscar Released in the same year as The Wild Bunch and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Henry Hathaway’s western was defiantly old-fashioned in comparisonThe year 1969 was a true inflection point for the American western, a once-dominant genre that had become a casualty of the culture, particularly when...09:26 2019-06-11

FAMU Alum Karamo Brown Just Gave the HBCU a Queer Eye Makeover “More than a makeover” is the tagline of Queer Eye, Netflix’s hit reboot featuring the talents of the “Fab Five” experts in fashion, beauty, interior design, food and culture who revitalize the lives of their subjects, with often tearjerking results. If you’re anything like me, you binge-watch each ...23:26 2019-07-24

Prince Harry and Meghan Gave London Baseball the Royal Treatment LONDON — Major league baseball’s first game in Europe received a royal launch.
Prince Harry and wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, took part in the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Yankees played the Boston Red Sox. The couple left month-old son Archie home as Meghan made one ...00:13 2019-06-30

Sumit Nagal, Who Is Not Rafael Nadal, Gave Roger Federer A Brief Scare Roger Federer, a 38-year-old father of four, sometimes has the stubble to match. “I played a little bit like my beard today,” he said after his first-round U.S. Open match. “Rusty.” The beneficiary of that rust was Sumit Nagal, an Indian qualifier ranked No. 190 in the world, who stole the first set...20:00 2019-08-27

Enes Kanter: Trail Blazers gave me 6 minutes to decide future Turns out, Enes Kanter had a pretty solid reason to leave Portland. The former Knicks center reportedly inked a two-year, $10 million deal with the Celtics on Monday afternoon despite playing well in Portland and seemingly liking it there. “I was considering signing with (the) blazers, but the...01:13 2019-07-02

Ivanka Trump gave her daughter a puppy named Winter for her 8th birthday Michele Sandberg/ Getty
Ivanka Trump got her daughter, Arabella, a dog for her eighth birthday, and they named it Winter.
Some commenters on Instagram debated about the dog's breed, while others brought up border politics.
Donald Trump broke with tradition in 2017 when he became one of the only pr...14:26 2019-07-22

Toronto Gave Vlad Guerrero Jr. A Big Ovation After Grounding Into A Double Play The Yankees beat the Blue Jays 1-0 on Sunday afternoon, with Bombers closer Aroldis Chapman completing the epic task of taking down Toronto’s highly touted youngsters for the final outs and the save. After Masahiro Tanaka allowed a leadoff single to Brandon Drury, Chapman came on to face three famou...19:00 2019-08-12

Bond film extra killed with fatal dose of chemsex drug, jury told Gerald Matovu accused of murdering Eric Michels in London after Grindr meet-upAn alleged fraudster met a Bond film actor on the dating app Grindr then killed him with a fatal dose of a chemsex drug, a court has heard.Gerald Matovu, 25, used a syringe to administer GHB to Eric Michels, 54, at his hom...00:13 2019-05-22

Woman who gave birth alone in Denver jail cell sues city authorities Lawsuit alleges prison staff and nurses ignored Diana Sanchez’s pleas while she was in labourA woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver is suing the city after deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five hours of labour.Surveillance video released by her l...15:26 2019-08-30

White couple gave birth to Asian daughter after fertility clinic mishap A white New Jersey couple who had a daughter through IVF were stunned when the baby developed “Asian features” — and a DNA test proved the husband was not the father, according to their lawsuit against the clinic. Kristina Koedderich and Drew Wasilewski, who are now divorced, went ...06:26 2019-09-12

Trump gave 'initial approval' for Iran strikes in response to drone attack Military operation was called off, New York Times reports, as US flight regulator orders aircraft to avoid airspace near drone missile hitDonald Trump reportedly gave initial approval for the military to launch strikes on Iran in retaliation for Tehran shooting down a US drone, before pulling back a...06:39 2019-06-21

Ocasio-Cortez: Dems ‘probably’ gave Bill Clinton a pass on harassment charges Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that Democrats “probably” gave former President Bill Clinton a pass on his treatment of women, offering another example of how the country’s reckoning with sex harassment and abuse is redefining the public’s view of once larger-than-life characters. “Proba...23:52 2019-06-16

Which novelist gave a eulogy at Benny Hill’s memorial service? The Weekend quiz From Mumblecore to The Quatermass Experiment, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 What “extinct” fish was caught off South Africa in 1938?2 Who is the “first selfie-made billionaire”?3 What comprised John Knox’s “monstrous regiment”?4 What marker days fell in the middle of a Roman month?5 Whi...10:39 2019-06-29

Colorado woman who gave birth alone in jail cell sues Denver authorities A Colorado woman—who was captured on surveillance video giving birth alone in a Denver jail cell last year---filed a lawsuit against the city Wednesday, claiming that deputies and nurses ignored her pleas and refused to call her an ambulance during her five-hour delivery....13:52 2019-08-30

9/11 activist hailed for bravery at funeral A former police detective who fought for the extension of health benefits for Sept. 11 responders has been remembered as a hero at his funeral Wednesday. Detective Luis Alvarez died Saturday after a three-year battle with colorectal cancer. (July 3)
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US to decide whether to retry Arizona border activist TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Federal prosecutors are getting ready to announce whether they’ll retry a border activist after a U.S. jury was unable to reach a verdict against him on charges of conspiracy to transport and harbor migrants.
The decision about whether to file new charges against Sco...14:13 2019-07-02

Climate activist Greta Thunberg: We're still 'on square one' World leaders must show at an upcoming New York summit that they are heeding warnings on climate change, Greta Thunberg says. She made her remarks just days before she will travel to the US by boat to attend the meeting....05:52 2019-08-06

Activist Urges Care.com to Explore Sale The hedge fund Engine Capital is urging Care.com, the largest marketplace for online caregivers, to pursue a sale, saying the company is “at a crossroads.”...13:52 2019-08-16

Ugandan activist jailed over poem about a vagina A Ugandan feminist and activist reacted with fury and defiance after being sentenced to nine months in prison for publishing a metaphorical poem about the birth of President Yoweri Museveni and his mother's vagina....02:39 2019-08-08

Rights activist in Chechnya freed on parole ARGUN, Russia (AP) — A prominent rights activist in the Russian province of Chechnya has been released on parole in a case that generated widespread international condemnation.
Oyub Titiyev was released from jail Friday after a court in Chechnya ruled earlier this month to grant him parole.
Titiyev,...19:13 2019-06-21

Pakistani activist known for criticism killed in Islamabad ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police say an activist known for his online criticism of the country’s military and politicians has been killed by unknown assailants in a wooded area of the capital, Islamabad.
Local police official Ayaz Khan says Mohammad Bilal Khan was killed Sunday night, drawing...07:00 2019-06-17